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The official ribbon for the Home of Tomorrow was cut by UBC’s Okanagan’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Deborah Buszard; Stephen Fuhr, MP Kelowna - Lake Country; Danielle Wensink, FortisBC; Russ Foster, CEO Blenk Development; Scott Tyerman, AuthenTech Homes; Colin Basran, Mayor City of Kelowna; Jim Hamilton, President, Okanagan College.

Wilden Living Lab show homes ready for new families

By Patty Wellborn on January 31, 2017

As laboratories go, the comfy, newly-built Wilden Living Lab is already a winner.

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Student Peng Zhang traces cracks in the column during a strength test in UBC Okanagan’s Applied Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Structures.

Safety codes can lead to over-built bridges, higher building costs

By Patty Wellborn on January 25, 2017

A UBC researcher says bridges built to meet current Canadian safety codes are being ‘overbuilt’ and may still suffer extensive damages after a major earthquake.

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Wilden Living Lab show homes ready for community tours

By Patty Wellborn on January 23, 2017

Two homes, built side-by-side, will be officially opened Wednesday as part of the ongoing Wilden Living Lab research project.

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UBC Okanagan hosts coding workshop for teachers

By Christine Zeindler on January 23, 2017

Teachers from across the Okanagan Valley will spend a day participating in an interactive coding activity on UBC’s Okanagan campus. Computer coding is the digital language used to program websites, and is a part of the Applied Design, Skills and Technologies curriculum, launched in September 2015.

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UBC Management students (from left) Tyler Hesketh, Kirstin Townsend and Alan Blackwell celebrate their first place win for the marketing category of JDC West, Western Canada’s largest business competition.

UBC Management students honoured in business competition

By Patty Wellborn on January 20, 2017

Faculty of Management students from UBC Okanagan’s campus earned a podium finish at JDC West, one of Western Canada’s largest business competitions.

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Visual arts program hosts Creative Day workshops for prospective students

By Patty Wellborn on January 18, 2017

Artists interested in UBC Okanagan’s visual arts program are invited to attend a series of Creative Day workshops on campus.

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AlterKnowledge discusses youth, humanitarianism, and responsibility

By Christine Zeindler on January 13, 2017

When we teach youth their responsibility to help others who are less fortunate, especially by taking part in international humanitarian volunteering, are we really helping?

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Research by UBC’s Okanagan’s Jonathan Little is demonstrating that high intensity interval training can help reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Pumping iron is good for the heart, UBC researchers show

By Christine Zeindler on January 11, 2017

Just one session of interval weight-training can decrease the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications, according to a UBC Okanagan study. This is encouraging news for those starting the New Year with good intentions.

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Nathan Pelletier, Egg Industry Chair in Sustainability/Endowed Chair in Bio-economy Sustainability Management

UBC welcomes national sustainability research chair

By Christine Zeindler on January 10, 2017

UBC’s Okanagan campus has a new national research chair.

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The new SIDIT-UBC Okanagan Co-op Grant was officially announced Monday at the Kelowna campus. Front row (from left): Luanne Chore, CEO of SIDIT; Grace McGregor, Board of Directors Chair for SIDIT; Cynthia Mathieson, UBC Okanagan Provost and Vice-Principal Academic; Claudette Everett, Vice Chair for SIDIT; Pam Deveau, SIDIT Director Corporate Resources/Corporate Secretary. Back row (from left): Aimee Watson, SIDIT Board member; Philip Barker, UBC Okanagan Vice-Principal Research; John Zimmer, SIDIT Board member; Ginny Becker, SIDIT Program Manager for Business Advisory Services.

New SIDIT-UBC co-op grant available for employers

By Christine Zeindler on January 9, 2017

An investment of $50,000 from the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT) to UBC’s Okanagan campus will give regional companies access and financial support to the best and brightest of young talent—UBC Okanagan co-op students.

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